Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
Influences
A course by Julia Rouaux , Scientific and Naturalist Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will show you some of the books and pictures that have accompanied and inspired me since my childhood and that I treasure to this date.”
In this video lesson Julia Rouaux addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard. Learn how to capture the precise details and textures of animals in black and white.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson I will show you some pictures and books which are my great treasures. This is one of my favorite Aldo Chiappe prints. Aldo is an Argentine painter, naturalist. When I was a girl these pop-up posters came in some wildlife magazines and I could spend hours and hours looking at the pictures, each of the species, imagining the final size that the painting would have, with what technique he had done it, yes with watercolor, acrylic or colored pencils. I was looking for every little detail and always found something new, like a small weasel inside the trunk or some insec...”
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Course summary for: Naturalist Illustration with Scratchboard
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Drawing, Engraving, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration
Julia Rouaux
A course by Julia Rouaux
Julia Rouaux has always been passionate about nature, even as a child, and she never missed an opportunity to draw it. This led her to take a scientific illustration course after completing her degree in biology and, ultimately, to combine both of her passions while pursuing a PhD in natural sciences.
She currently works as a freelance illustrator and teaches scientific and naturalist illustration. She has created illustrations for scientific studies, informative publications, undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and educational materials including images for three illustrated guides on mammals from South America and around the world.
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